State a preference about living options
When to use this goal
For students 16 to 21 whose living plans after school are being made mostly by others. Present levels in communication, and what living options the student has seen, decide how options are presented.
- Baseline
- Ask in different settings and with different adults over 2 or 3 sessions. Note whether the stated preference stays the same; changing preferences are fine but worth discussing with the family.
- Tips
- Give real exposure first: tours, videos, talking with adults who live in each type of home. The student's preference informs the independent living postsecondary goal; families and adult services decide together what is possible.
- Limits
- Stating a preference does not make it available; funding and supports differ by state. Some students need many experiences before a preference means much.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-sd-042.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after visiting or viewing two or more living options, such as living with family, sharing an apartment or a supported living home, the student will state a preferred living option with two reasons tied to own routines or needs independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice monthly.
Baseline: 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Opportunities fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Opportunity (trial) recording gives opportunities data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Self-Determination.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
Paste into your IEP system
Most district systems have a separate box for each part of a goal. Copy them one at a time, or all at once as labeled text.
- Area of need
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Self-Determination
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal424 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after visiting or viewing two or more living options, such as living with family, sharing an apartment or a supported living home, the student will state a preferred living option with two reasons tied to own routines or needs independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice monthly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After visiting or viewing two or more living options, such as living with family, sharing an apartment or a supported living home
- Behavior
- The student will state a preferred living option with two reasons tied to own routines or needs independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice monthly
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive data collection sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice monthly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after visiting or viewing two or more living options, such as living with family, sharing an apartment or a supported living home, the student will state a preferred living option with two reasons tied to own routines or needs independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice monthly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.